£2,125
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs ft. the Library of the Late William St Clair | 683
Auction: 2 February 2022 at 10:00 GMT
and its Influence on General Virtue and Happiness. London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1793. 2 volumes, 8vo, half-title in volume 1, contemporary calf, rubbed, covers detached, volume 1 slightly dampstained, housed in green cloth box
Notes: "Unrecorded edition. Dublin sheets of 1st edition with cancel title page of Robinson of London. I have never seen or heard of another copy. If the title page is genuine, Robinson may have bought sheets from White with the intention of producing an 8vo edition quickly after the success of the explosive 4to". [William St Clair, note on inside of box]
Provenance: From the Library of the Late William St Clair